'Not every craft project looks like Martha made it' are the wise words on the CraftFail site. Quick to spot that Pinterest and other craft sites were begging to be satirised CraftFail along with Pinstrosity and Pintester do just that.  Pintester's strapline is 'fucking up pinterest pins so you don't have to'. Despite their apparent lack of crafting skills some of the publishers seem to be actual crafters. C ...

This great piece by Wendy Molyneux writing in McSweeney's, captures to perfection the emotions stirred by unsought child rearing advice... "Oh, hello, person I have never met before! I am so glad you ran up to me on this street where I am walking with my baby. You did not scare me at all with your very loud voice and the way you grabbed my arm! In fact, I am super relieved because I have a series of questio ...

The brilliant photoshoppers at Worth1000 have been skilfully morphing Hollywood's hottest male stars into these hilarious, slightly weary looking, lady versions of themselves. Be careful though, you'll laugh but you may find a long held crush is killed stone dead... ...

Fee and Adam Storey want to tell a story. The story is the one behind the products and the designers they stock in their new shop in Broughton Street, Edinburgh. 'Life Story', a new concept lifestyle store, opened in November 2012 selling fashion and products for the home. Too often the designer's tale is lost amidst the retailer's branding according to the husband and wife team - both with a background in ...

Do your bit to keep music live and get to know the watering holes of Dunfermline at Dunfermline Live this weekend. The ever growing festival of live music features over 50 artists from a range of genres performing in over 20 venues around the Fife town. Bars, clubs, pubs, cafes, hairdressers, shops - even McDonalds - will pulse with the sound of music being played in the raw by the likes of Reverend and the ...

[video width="600" id="x--Njkhj3Oo" type="youtube"] by Jennifer Cairney Just the sound of that tapping hi-hat brings it back to me – dry ice, condensation on bare brick walls, music building slowly, pushing you to a point where the sound and the response of your body become a single sensation. Faces, serene and gleaming with sweat, appear in your line of vision, arms brush, bodies bump, speakers throb, and ...

We're always interested  to hear about Scots around the world. Here Rupert Wolfe Murray tells of his experiences in and love for Romania... I first went to Eastern Europe in 1986,  en-route to China, after graduating  from Liverpool University. I'm glad I saw East Berlin, Poland, Hungary and Romania before Communism fell and a raw form of capitalism took over. I remember dim stations, bad food, friendly alc ...

The Sharpsuits project saw Ireland's creative community release 'a lot of pent up anger and sadness' through the medium of the A3 poster. Inspired by the ridiculous client feedback they had themselves received, Dublin based creatives Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy asked ad agencies, designers, animators, directors and illustrators to dress up their favourite quotes from clients into a series of posters which ...

Kissing random strangers while standing in the street was how New Year used to be spent - without the fireworks, the bands, the ceilidhs and the satellites beaming pictures of competitive-partying around the world. Before Edinburgh started the world's longest Hogmanay Festival in 1993, revellers used to gather at the Tron Kirk on the Royal Mile. This very recognisable landmark, which dates from 1636 and was ...

The project to bring a new museum and gallery to the ancient city of Dunfermline, which woefully undersells its impressive heritage, is making steady progress. The town was once Scotland's capital and is the burial place of Robert the Bruce. It's the home of Scotland's only saint, Queen Margaret, and the birthplace of Andrew Carnegie, the world's richest man and father of modern philanthropy. It was once al ...